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26.03.2026

Honogurashi no Niwa is coming West as Village in the Shade

Publisher NIS America has announced that it is bringing Japanese spooky farming sim Honogurashi no Niwa to Western territories this (Northern) fall as Village in the Shade. Developed by Nippon Ichi Software, best known for Disgaea and Phantom Brave, Village in the Shade will be released for PC, PlayStation, and Switch. The game will launch on these same platforms in Japan on July 30.…

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Honogurashi no Niwa is coming West as Village in the Shade

March 26, 2026

News/NIS America

Publisher NIS America has announced that it is bringing Japanese spooky farming sim Honogurashi no Niwa to Western territories this (Northern) fall as Village in the Shade. Developed by Nippon Ichi Software, best known for Disgaea and Phantom Brave, Village in the Shade will be released for PC, PlayStation, and…

Pokémon Champions launches for Nintendo Switch in early April

March 25, 2026

News/The Pokemon Company

The Pokémon Company has announced that free-to-start battle game Pokémon Champions will be released for Nintendo Switch in early April, with a free graphic update for Switch 2 players. The game brings the core Pokémon battle experience to the masses, including Pokémon types and abilities. The company has also revealed…

The key art for the City Town DLC for Hello Kitty Island Adventure

City Town DLC for Hello Kitty Island Adventure launches this April

March 25, 2026

News/Sanrio

Sunblink and Sanrio have announced an April release date for Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s City Town DLC. Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a cozy adventure game featuring beloved Sanrio characters, and the City Town DLC brings a brand new city area to the game, leaving nature behind for the bright…

Review: Ariana and the Elder Codex (Sony PlayStation 5)

March 24, 2026

Idea Factory/JRPG/Metroidvania/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 5

If you were to ask me what genres I think developers should take a very long break from, most days I would respond “Metroidvania” or “Roguelike.” It’s not that I have an inherent distaste for either, but did you know that overexposure to something can result in you acquiring an…

A newly-cropped version of Dee Dee in the DDNet news studio.

The catch-up coffee: March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

catch-up coffee/News

Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…

Review: Tales of Berseria Remastered (Nintendo Switch)

March 20, 2026

Bandai Namco/JRPG/Nintendo Switch/Reviews

Tales of Berseria was the moment that Bandai Namco’s long-running Tales series finally started to grow on me. It was the narrative. Berseria’s dark story of tragedy and revenge was a real page turner. Related reading: An interview we did with the developer of Tales of Berseria at the time…

The key art for Urban Myth Dissolution Center.

Urban Myth Dissolution Center is now available for iOS/Android devices

March 20, 2026

News/Shueisha

Publisher Shueisha Games had announced that the award-winning paranormal mystery adventure game Urban Myth Dissolution Center has been released on iOS and Android. There are two mobile-exclusive features: full touch optimization and customizable frame designs for the non-playable area of the screen. Otherwise, graphics, scenarios, and gameplay are identical to…

Turn-based JRPG Starbites launches in the West for PC and consoles this May

March 20, 2026

News/NIS America

Last August, NIS America announced it would publish Starbites in the West during early 2026; today, the publisher confirmed the release window by revealing a May 2026 launch date for the IKINAGAMES-developed sci-fi JRPG. This Western version will be available for PC, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and Xbox Series.…

Pixel-perfect dungeon scroller Dark Scrolls announced for PC and Nintendo Switch

March 19, 2026

Devolver Digital/News

Devolver Digital and Doinksoft (Gato Roboto, Gunbrella, Demon Throttle) have announced Dark Scrolls, a pixel art dungeon scroller. The game mashes challenging shmup-like chaos and compelling roguelike progression. Players set off on a quest (but for what?) with one of the worthy yet quirky heroes, dodging through hordes of enemies…

Otome visual novel 9 R.I.P. sequel is coming West for Nintendo Switch this year

March 19, 2026

Idea Factory International/News

Idea Factory International has announced that it will be publishing 9 R.I.P. sequel, a sequel to the otome visual novel 9 R.I.P., digitally and physically for Nintendo Switch later this year. The game features nine full routes, including direct continuations of the Heavenly and Godly Endings from 9 R.I.P. Players…

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Reviews

Review: Ariana and the Elder Codex (Sony PlayStation 5)

March 24, 2026

If you were to ask me what genres I think developers should take a very long break from, most days I would…

Review: Tales of Berseria Remastered (Nintendo Switch)

March 20, 2026

Tales of Berseria was the moment that Bandai Namco’s long-running Tales series finally started to grow on me. It was the narrative.…

Review: Path of Mystery: A Brush with Death (Nintendo Switch)

March 18, 2026

Nintendo’s decision to revive the Famicom Detective Club series seems to have kick-started a mild rush of new games that are, effectively,…

Review: The Last Ninja Collection (Nintendo Switch)

March 17, 2026

I am a firm believer that as many video games, be they popular, good, bad, and loathed, should be preserved as possible.…

Videos

Podcast-in-Video: Getting nostalgic for Xenogears

December 6, 2023

Xenogears is an all-time classic, but the question is… could something like that even be made again today? That’s what we discuss…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we loved through 2023

December 5, 2023

As it is the last month of the year, it’s time to look back at all the games that were released this…

Interview with the producer and director of Dragon Quest Monsters Dark Prince by DigitallyDownloaded.net

Podcast-in-Video: The big game releases in December

December 5, 2023

Apologies that we’ve been absent from uploading these videos. Various technical issues prevented us from doing a video version of the podcast,…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we wouldn’t play on the train

September 7, 2023

Got a Nintendo Switch? At some stage you’ve probably taken it out in public. After all, gaming on the go is very…

Interviews

Haunted by Lost Futures: Cherrymochi’s Jen Williams on Dusk Index: Gion

February 16, 2026

Jen Williams has seen the future, and like many of us, she’s worried about it. The studio lead at Cherrymochi, the Japan-based…

The key art for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, cropped to a 16:9 ratio.

On reimagining the beginning with Dragon Quest I & II

November 9, 2025

When Square Enix revealed the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, there was always the sense that they weren’t going to be done…

Q & A with the developer of Minos, where you get to be the minotaur

October 9, 2025

You can always trust Devolver Digital to back interesting, quirky and different projects. One recent example of this is Minos, which is…

TGS 2025 Interview: Carrying the Somnium Torch: Kazuya Yamada on Making No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

October 7, 2025

The AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES series is inseparable from the creative identity of Kotaro Uchikoshi. Known beyond AI for the cult-classic Zero…

Gadgets

by Matt

January 14, 2026

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

Gadget Review: Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless mouse

There’s light, there’s lighter, and then there’s the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless mouse. I’d go as far as to say that “Ultralight” is probably underselling it. It doesn’t actually feel like there is anything in this mouse, at all, and yet it does its job, very well, both as a practical mouse for work and something to game…

Anbernic/Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/Retro

Gadget review: Anbernic RG DS

Android-based consoles, such as those Anbernic produce, are made for an application that is obvious: Emulation. By extension, that means they facilitate piracy, and that tends to make the games industry’s suit people mad. However, it is also because of devices like these that the indie scene flourishes with new…